May 18, 2021

'Shel' and Joe: West Virginia duo a key link in Biden agenda

WASHINGTON — He’s known her for as long as he can remember, once challenging “Shel” to a heart-pumping zipline race down a rugged mountaintop. The […]
May 18, 2021

Biden plan would pick winners, losers in move to green jobs

WASHINGTON — In Georgia, school bus-maker Blue Bird has visions of going from selling a few hundred electric buses annually to 15,000. In Michigan, Ford […]
May 18, 2021

Fidelity launches saving, investing account for teenagers

NEW YORK — Looking to draw in the next generation of investors, Fidelity Investments is launching a new type of account for teenagers to save, […]
May 18, 2021

What the new monthly child tax credits mean for you and your family

The advance child tax credit program is part of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion economic aid package called the American Rescue Plan that was passed […]
May 17, 2021

Developer buys burned-out site at Chicago and Lake for redevelopment

Neighborhood Development Center, a St. Paul real estate firm with a 30-year record of reviving inner-city commercial corridors, on Monday acquired a corner lot at […]
May 17, 2021

Bidens paid 25.9% rate and earned $607,336, tax returns show

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden restored a long-standing presidential tradition Monday by releasing his tax returns, showing that 25.9% of the first couple’s income went […]
May 17, 2021

Sun Country's main investor to sell part of its stake two months after airline's IPO

The primary owner of Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc. is looking to reduce its stake by around 15% just two months after taking the airline […]
May 17, 2021

EU, US agree to temporarily suspend tariffs in steel dispute

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday decided to temporarily suspend some measures at the heart of a steel tariff dispute with the United States […]
May 17, 2021

Arizona sheriff's immigration patrols to cost public $200M

PHOENIX — The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade ago […]
May 17, 2021

Inspector who failed to catch interstate bridge crack fired

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s […]